Take Action with Creation Justice Ministries This April!

Check out these different ways for you and your congregation to get involved. Come back every month for new ways to take action!

April is Earth Month!

Celebrate Earth Day Sunday with your congregation on ANY Sunday in April. Check out our 2021 Earth Day educational resource "A New Heaven and a New Earth" to plan your celebration and action. Also, consider making a donation for our Earth Month campaign! Any amount small or large supports our work as a Creation Justice community.

Take Action for Earth Day!

TAKE ACTION!

Take Action for Earth Day! This year’s resource “A New Heaven and a New Earth” has 9 action opportunities related to the theme. They range from personal, to community level, to national advocacy. Get involved this Earth Month and take action! Check out our 2021 Earth Day page to get started.

Creation Justice Ministries Events

Creation Justice staff are hosting two Eco-justice workshops at the Ecumenical Advocacy Days virtual conference 4/18-21.

1. “Healthy Watersheds, Healthy People'': Water is a human right and a gift from God; but then why is clean drinkable water not available to everyone? How does industry and human behavior impact the water we drink? How does access to water impact a community's overall health? We will discuss these questions and hopefully find solutions in this workshop. Bitahnii Wayne Wilson a mutual aid relief provider on Navajo land and we will be discussing his work and the right to water. Register for Ecumenical Advocacy Days today and join in on 4/20 at 7pm.
   
2. “The Church's Role in Environmental Justice”: In the midst of intersecting crises of climate change, race, and the pandemic, how can the church do more than 'rearrange furniture on the Titanic.' The work to be done is huge, and the will to do it is equally demanding. We know being paralyzed into inaction is not an option, and for people of faith, we have not only a unique, but a compelling moral obligation to care deeply about this creation and its inhabitants. So what can we and our congregations do to be allies, activists and actors who are open to solutions and living into this call? How can our churches be arks of resilience, supporting communities through the spiritual and physical storms of the climate crisis? Register for Ecumenical Advocacy Days today and join in on 4/20 at 2:30pm.
   

Upcoming Events & Important Dates

• April 4th: Easter Sunday
• April 8th: Protecting God's Coastal Creation: A Webinar on the North Carolina Coastal Habitat Protection Plan
  
• April 14th: What's Fair? The U.S. and Responsibility for the Climate Crisis Webinar with The People's Justice Council, the United Church of Christ, & North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light
• April 18-21: Ecumenical Advocacy Days-- Creation Justice Ministries will host six excellent eco-justice themes workshops.
• April 22nd: Earth Day

News & Reflections

• Creation Justice Ministries is Hiring an Executive Director
• "Water Memories, Water Stories" by Rev. Alicia Rapking, United Methodist Board of Church and Society Blog, 2/22/21
• "Care for Creation: 12 ways Presbyterians are Taking Action" by Anna Warren, Presbyterian Today March/April edition
• "Reverend Pushes for Protection of Underwater Monument", Now This Earth, 03/05/21
• "Jesuits pledge $100 million for the descendants of enslaved people" the Catholic order once owned by Marisa Iati, the Washington Post, 3/16/21
• "The Wisdom and Voices of Women" by Dan Robinson, Great Lakes Spirituality Project, 3/17/21
  
• "For These Young Evangelical Climate Activists" by Alex Morris Facing the Climate Crisis is an Act of Faith, Rolling Stone, 3/21/21
• "Pray, Learn, Act, and Advocate: MA Bishops Declare Climate Emergency" by The Rev. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas, Reviving Creation, 03/23/21

We celebrated World Water Day on March 22nd!

Healthy Oceans & Coastal Communities Related Resources

1. Faithful Resilience Guide: Download the Faithful Resilience series for a guide to integrating teaching and action on climate resilience into your congregation. This 6-part guide will equip you with theological reflections for sermons or bible study, questions for reflection or conversation, action steps for your church, and examples of churches who are building resilience in their community.
2. Toolkit for Taking Action to Protect the Northeast Canyons & Seamounts: Learn about the many ways the faith community has taken a stand to protect God's marine creation and find ways to get involved.
   

More Resources

• Earth Day Resource 2021 “A New Heaven and A New Earth”: This year’s educational resource centers on public health, environmental racism, and eco-justice.
• Download the 52 Ways to Care for Creation April Bulletin Insert. Each week you can find a new tip for how you and your congregation can be stewards of God's creation. Want to see the full year of tips? Check out the full article on our blog here.
  

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